Hopeful signs emerge at end of ugly quarter

Here's the best thing about first quarter 2009: It's over. And there are hopeful signs, according to three market strategists, who note that the overall picture for key economic measures, while still weak, isn't as bad as before. "We're still in the basement, but we may be on the steps out of the basement," says Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab & Co. chief investment strategist.

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